Factory Farm
Map Website -- Food & Water Watch challenges the corporate control
and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take
action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat
and drink.

The NAFTA Superhighway by Ron Paul -- By now many Texans have heard
about the proposed “NAFTA Superhighway,” which is also referred to as
the trans-Texas corridor. What you may not know is the extent to which
plans for such a superhighway are moving forward without congressional
oversight or media attention.

Israel
signs off on U.S. arms sale to Saudis -- In a break from historic
Israeli opposition to U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert said Sunday his country understands Washington’s plan to
supply state-of-the-art weapons to Riyadh as a counterweight to Iranian
influence.

Third of Iraqis 'need urgent aid' -- The report said the Iraqi
government was failing to provide basic essentials such as water,
sanitation, food, and shelter for up to eight million people.

Security hearings called "Kafkaesque" -- Terrorism suspects held
under virtual house arrest in Britain suffer "Kafkaesque" treatment in
special courts that review secret evidence against them, a committee of
legislators said on Monday.

Pentagon to implant microchips in soldiers' brains -- The Department
of Defense is planning to implant microchips in soldiers' brains for
monitoring their health information, and has already awarded a $1.6
million contract to the Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors and
Biochips (C3B) at Clemson University for the development of an
implantable "biochip".

U.S. announces major Middle East arms package -- The United States
on Monday announced military aid packages worth more than $43 billion
for Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states in an effort to
bolster Mideast allies against Iran and others.

Chief Justice Roberts has a seizure, falls -- "Chief Justice John
Roberts, Jr. took a fall about 2 p.m. today near his summer home in
Maine after suffering what doctors describe as a benign idiopathic
seizure," court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said in a statement.

Heat Rises Between Iraq PM and Petraeus -- A key aide says Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki's relations with Gen. David Petraeus are so
poor the Iraqi leader may ask Washington to withdraw the overall U.S.
commander from his Baghdad post.

DEA Outlaws 7% Iodine -- On July 2, 2007, the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) published a final rule in the Federal Register
changing the regulation of iodine under the Controlled Substances Act.
Several amendatory instructions amending the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) to implement this rulemaking were published in error. This
correction corrects those errors.

Tillman probe a 'sham,' says his mom -- Pat Tillman's family
yesterday ripped the Army's latest investigation of the pro football
star's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan as a "sham" meant to protect
higherups.

Pat Tillman's FAMILY DEMANDS THE TRUTH -- Were witnesses allowed to
change their testimony on key details, as alleged by one investigator?
Why did internal documents on the case, such as the initial casualty
report, include false information? When did top Pentagon officials know
that Tillman’s death was caused by friendly fire, and why did they delay
for five weeks before informing his family?

Bush's plan for 'catastrophic emergency' -- Bush says the new plan
for dealing with a catastrophic emergency would "enable a more rapid and
effective response to and recovery from a national emergency." The
president has ordered White House homeland security adviser Frances
Townsend to develop details for the plan by Aug. 10. But the general
outline of the plan already has stirred heated reactions across the
political spectrum.

Army's 'Debt Of Service' Leaves Vets Perplexed -- Former Army
Specialist Rodriguez started getting bills for $700 for lost or damaged
government property this summer. Although he was discharged some four
years ago, bills recently arrived demanding payment, but giving no
details on what or why -- nor do they offer a way to dispute the
charges. A 2006 government report found more than 1,000 soldiers being
billed a total of $1.5 million. And while fighting overseas put their
lives on the line, this battle on paper could cost
them their future by ruining their credit.

Third of Iraqis 'need urgent aid' -- The report said the Iraqi
government was failing to provide basic essentials such as water,
sanitation, food, and shelter for up to eight million people.

Israel
signs off on U.S. arms sale to Saudis -- In a break from historic
Israeli opposition to U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert said Sunday his country understands Washington’s plan to
supply state-of-the-art weapons to Riyadh as a counterweight to Iranian
influence.

Sara Lee announces bread recall -- Sara Lee Corp. is recalling bread
sold under EarthGrains, Sara Lee Delightful Wheat and several other
brands because the loaves may contain small pieces of metal, the company
said Friday.

Was Tillman Murdered? AP Gets New Documents -- Army medical
examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet
holes in Pat Tillman's forehead and tried without success to get
authorities to investigate whether the former NFL player's death
amounted to a crime, according to documents obtained by The Associated
Press.

VA To Treat Nonvets During Emergencies -- After a Bay Pines VA
Medical Center employee suffered a heart attack and was taken to a
hospital miles away rather than the center itself, the Department of
Veterans Affairs on Thursday signed an agreement to ensure such a
scenario doesn't unfold again.

Senate Approves National Security Bill -- The Senate on Thursday
night approved a package of security measures recommended by the 9/11
Commission, shifting more federal money to high-risk states and cities
and requiring more stringent screening of air and sea cargo. The measure
passed by a 85-8 vote.

Explosion at Mojave Airport Kills 3 -- A fatal explosion at a Mojave
Desert airport during testing of a propellant system for a new space
tourism vehicle has shaken a small community that prides itself as the
hometown of the first private space launch.

The
Hidden Agenda Behind The Bush Administration's BioFuel Plan -- Buy
Feed Corn: They're About To Stop Making It...That bowl of Kellogg's
Cornflakes on the breakfast table, or the portion of pasta or corn
tortillas, cheese or meat on the table is going to rise in price over
the coming months as sure as the sun rises in the East. Welcome ladies
and gentlemen to the new world food price shock, conveniently timed to
accompany our current world oil price shock.

Alnylam succeeds in sickening subjects so it can test drug -- Before
Alnylam can test its drug, it needs a pool of guaranteed sick people --
which means it needs to create them. The Cambridge biotechnology company
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. made a big splash this month by inking one
of the largest-ever deals in its industry, a partnership with drug giant
Roche that could eventually be worth $1 billion.

US ordered to pay $101.7m in false murder convictions -- A federal
judge held the FBI "responsible for the framing of four innocent men" in
a 1965 gangland murder in a landmark ruling yesterday and ordered the
government to pay the men $101.7 million for the decades they spent in
prison. The award is believed to be the largest of its kind nationally.

NASA lost $94 million in office items -- NASA has lost $94 million
in office equipment over the past decade, looking the other way as
employees give computers to spouses or claim missing laptops are lost in
space, according to a congressional report.

Sentient World Simulation - War games on the grandest scale -- The
US Department of Defense (DOD) may already be creating a copy of you in
an alternate reality to see how long you can go without food or water,
or how you will respond to televised propaganda. Called the Sentient
World Simulation (SWS), it will be a "synthetic mirror of the real world
with automated continuous calibration with respect to current real-world
information", according to a concept paper for the project.

Chips: High tech aids or tracking tools? -- CityWatcher.com, a
provider of surveillance equipment, attracted little notice itself -
until a year ago, when two of its employees had glass-encapsulated
microchips with miniature antennas embedded in their forearms.

Update: Congress Wants Answers on Tillman Death -- Congressional
investigators told the White House on Tuesday that they intend to
question several former Bush administration officials about their
knowledge of Pat Tillman's death, escalating their inquiry into the
high-profile friendly fire case.

Commission urges overhaul of veterans' care -- A presidential
commission examining the care given to wounded US service members
yesterday recommended "fundamental changes" aimed at simplifying the
military's convoluted healthcare bureaucracy and overhauling the
veterans disability system for the first time in more than half a
century.

Real ID - Hegelian Dialectic Works on State Governors By: David
Deschesne -- As expected, and right on cue, the National
Governors’ Association has come out first opposing REAL ID - the Mark of
the Beast-style dictatorial government mandate where all Americans would
be branded as chattel property of the banks who hold the bonds on this
country - then begging Congress for the money to implement it.

News Stations Believe Ron Paul Supporters Are Only a Myth -- While
Ron Paul visited Spartanburg South Carolina to deliver a speech, his
supporters were taking a little action of their own. Over and over it
has been said that all of Ron Paul’s supporters are not real people but
simply a few spammers because no news station can quite understand that
the man generally draws interest in his stances on non-interventionism,
limited government, and a return to liberties that have been lost over
the last administration. READ MORE...

Statement of Faith by Rep. Ron Paul, MD. -- We live in times of
great uncertainty when men of faith must stand up for our values and our
traditions lest they be washed away in a sea of fear and relativism. As
you likely know, I am running for President of the United States, and I
am asking for your support. Read More...

Uranium and the War - The effects of depleted uranium weapons in Iraq
-- By the time the Earth ceases to be a planet, only a little more than
half of the depleted uranium (DU) that the United States Army is firing
into Iraq and other countries around the world will be gone. The rest of
the radioactive material will still be poisoning the Iraqi people.

Terrorists may be conducting dry runs -- Airport security officers
around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for
terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based
on four curious seizures at airports since last September.

Nerve gas antidote made by goats -- Scientists have genetically
modified goats to make a drug in their milk that protects against deadly
nerve agents such as sarin and VX.

U.S. medical students graduate debt-free in Cuba -- Eight Americans
graduated on Tuesday from a Cuban medical school after six years of
studies fully funded by Fidel Castro's government. They plan to return
home, take board exams for licenses to practice and provide cheap health
care in poor neighborhoods.

Members of the wounded veterans panel -- Here is a list of the nine
members of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning
Wounded Warriors, which President Bush created March 6 to investigate
the treatment of wounded veterans.

Ritalin
stunts growth of children; long-term risk to children's health unknown
-- New research published in the August, 2007 issue of the Journal of
the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry finds that
Ritalin, the amphetamine drug used to treat a fictitious medical
disorder labeled Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, stunts the
growth of children. After three years on the psychotropic drug, children
are one inch shorter and 4.4 pounds lighter than their peers,
researchers have documented.

Pentagon
to junk millions in combat gear -- Millions of dollars' worth of
gear, including combat boots, helmets, vests and aircraft parts, is
being junked by the Pentagon rather than stored or sold as surplus to
suppliers who sometimes sell it back to the military. Does the name
"Depleted Uranium" strike a cord here?

Halliburton nearly triples second-quarter earnings -- The
Houston-based energy services provider reported net income for the three
months ended June 30 of $1.5 billion, or $1.62 per share, on revenue of
$3.7 billion. That compared with net income of $591 million, or 55 cents
per share, on revenue of $3.1 billion, for the same period in 2006.

Flu threat offers new business for Tamiflu maker -- George
Abercrombie, chief executive officer of drug maker Hoffman-La Roche,
finds himself doing something very unusual these days -- lobbying
companies to buy and stockpile his company's pills for their employees.

Injured
Iraq war veterans sue VA head -- Frustrated by delays in health
care, injured Iraq war veterans accused VA Secretary Jim Nicholson in a
lawsuit of breaking the law by denying them disability pay and mental
health treatment.

Sheehan arrested in impeachment protest -- Anti-war activist Cindy
Sheehan was arrested Monday at the Capitol for disorderly conduct,
shortly after saying she would run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
over the California Democrat's refusal to try to impeach President Bush.

Bush Executive Order: Criminalizing the Antiwar Movement -- The
Executive Order entitled "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who
Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq" provides the President with the
authority to confiscate the assets of "certain persons" who oppose the
US led war in Iraq....Read More.

BUSH'S LATEST EXECUTIVE ORDER & JURISDICTION By Devvy Kidd --
"Certainly it is highly constitutionally questionable to empower the
government to destroy someone economically without giving notice. This
is so sweeping it's staggering. I've never seen anything so broad that
it expands beyond terrorism, beyond seeking to use violence or the
threat of violence to cower or intimidate a population..." Bruce Fein,
Justice Department official during the Reagan Administration

Heirs to Dow Jones Are a Diverse Group -- Today, the family that
controls Dow Jones and its flagship, The Wall Street Journal, is in its
sixth generation, with some three dozen adult members spread out across
the country.

Pentagon Said Junking Millions in Gear -- Millions of dollars' worth
of gear, including combat boots, helmets, vests and aircraft parts, is
being junked by the Pentagon rather than stored or sold as surplus to
suppliers who sometimes sell it back to the military. Allegations of
Pentagon waste during the war is hitting a nerve with some lawmakers.

$100 laptop' production begins -- Five years after the concept was
first proposed, the so-called $100 laptop is poised to go into mass
production. The first machines should be ready to put into the hands of
children in developing countries in October 2007.

Is Bottled Water Worth $15 Billion? -- The fact is that bottled
water is not as strictly regulated as tap water is. Today, each American
buys an average of 28.3 gallons of bottled water per year.

Romney aide’s bogus badges: Sources detail ‘illegal’ security tactic
-- In an apparent violation of the law, a controversial aide to ex-Gov.
Mitt Romney created phony law enforcement badges that he and other
staffers used on the campaign trail to strong-arm reporters, avoid
paying tolls and trick security guards into giving them immediate access
to campaign venues, sources told the Herald.

OxyContin Maker, Execs Fined $634.5M -- A federal judge on Friday
fined Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, and three of its
executives $634.5 million for misleading the public about its risk of
addiction.

Pentagon extends Iraq tours for 2,200 Marines -- The Pentagon has
extended the combat tours of 2,200 Marines in Iraq for 30 days, keeping
the troops on the ground to help stabilize Anbar province, a Marine
Corps spokesman said on Thursday.

FEMA
lawyers nixed trailer tests for toxicity -- At a hearing Thursday of
the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, investigators
released internal e-mails indicating that FEMA lawyers rejected
environmental testing out of fear that the agency would then become
legally liable if health problems emerged among as many as 120,000
families displaced by Hurricane Katrina who lived in trailers.

US Meat Labels to Note Country of Origin -- The House Agriculture
Committee voted Thursday night to require country of origin labels on
meats beginning next year, striking a compromise as reports of tainted
food from China raise consumer awareness about imported food safety.

China Bans Firms From Exporting Goods -- China said Friday it had
shut down several firms at the heart of food and drug safety scares, its
latest move to clean up those industries and salvage its reputation as a
reliable exporter.

Study: Ritalin may have negative long-term effects in young children
-- The attention deficit drug Ritalin may trigger long-term changes in
the brains of young children. After looking at the brains of young rats,
they found changes in the brain areas which control higher executive
functioning, addiction and appetite, social relationships and stress.
They noted that these changes gradually disappeared as the rats were
taken off the drug.

Poison cloud akin to Chernobyl: Ukraine minister -- A freight train
carrying yellow phosphorus derailed in western Ukraine, causing a fire
that produced a giant poison cloud that contaminated the area around 14
villages, emergency officials said Tuesday.

Australia: Fourth child dies from mystery infection -- WEST
Australian health authorities are desperately trying to find the cause
of an illness that has killed four young children in Perth. The WA
Health Department today announced a fourth child had died from a similar
cause of illness as three who died two weeks ago.

Australia poised to sign nuclear deal with US -- AUSTRALIA is
negotiating a major deal with the United States to co-operate on
development of a nuclear energy industry. According to draft plans seen
by The Age, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Resources Minister Ian
Macfarlane want the deal announced when US President George Bush comes
to Australia in September for the APEC leaders' summit.

Please Help Aaron Russo -- Please, at the least, send Aaron a get
well/appreciation card, and if you can afford it, a donation to the fund
for his medical bills which have reached astronomical proportions.

Steam Blast Puts New Yorkers on Edge -- When the skyscraper-sized
geyser of steam and debris cleared, it left a gaping crater, hobbled
subways and shattered windows in the heart of midtown Manhattan. And it
left a jittery city waiting for the results of air-quality tests and
recovering from a reawakened dread of sudden destruction.

Senior Qaeda figure in Iraq a myth: U.S. military -- A senior
operative for al Qaeda in Iraq who was caught this month has told his
U.S. military interrogators a prominent al Qaeda-led group is just a
front and its leader fictitious, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.

NBC Correspondent Received $30K for Speech Attacking Sen. Edwards --
Jim Miklaszewski not only took $30,000 from the Chamber of Commerce in
apparent violation of his employer's policy on paid speaking
engagements, the NBC correspondent then proceeded to call presidential
candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) a "loser" for attempting
to defend a pricey haircut.

Terror
concerns raised as dozens die in Pakistan -- U.S. officials have
expressed concern over Pakistan's stability and effectiveness in
suppressing terrorism, with former Rep. Lee Hamilton saying U.S. forces
should go into Pakistan to rout al Qaeda from its safe haven.

Hot dog chili sauce recalled after 4 hospitalized with botulism --
Federal health officials warned consumers Wednesday to throw away
certain cans of hot dog chili sauce after the product was linked to
botulism that has sent four people to the hospital. The warning applies
to 10-ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog
chili sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22,
2009, the Food and Drug Administration said. It wasn't immediately clear
how widely the products were distributed.

Blair attends first Quartet talks -- Tony Blair is set to formally
begin his new role as an envoy for the Middle East by attending a
meeting in Lisbon. The Quartet group, made up of the EU, the US, Russia
and the UN, hopes to move towards restarting peace talks between Israel
and the Palestinians.

German zoo sold animals as meat -- A mayor in eastern Germany has
filed charges against workers at his local zoo for shooting animals and
selling them as meat. A spokeswoman for the mayor's office said deer
were among the animals killed and sold by workers at Erfurt Zoo without
permission over a number of years.

Welfare recipients in San Diego must give up their privacy -- In San
Diego, poor people who want public benefits must give up their privacy.
Investigators from the district attorney's office there make unannounced
visits to the homes of people applying for welfare, poking around in
garbage cans, medicine chests and laundry baskets. Applicants are not
required to let the investigators in. But they get no money if they
refuse.

Congress
blasts FDA’s plan to close 7 labs -- “FDA’s ill-conceived decision
to close seven of its 13 laboratories likely would expose American
consumers to even more danger from unsafe foods, particularly imports,”
said Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., at a hearing of a House Committee on
Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

N Korea closes more nuclear sites -- North Korea has shut down all
five nuclear facilities at its main Yongbyon complex, International
Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei says. An IAEA team is in
North Korea to monitor the closures.

Australia News: Ford workers 'shattered' -- Ford Australia have this
afternoon confirmed they will bring to an end 81 years of engine
manufacturing at Geelong at the cost of 600 jobs in a move that will
devastate the local economy.

Over
100,000 US Vietnam Vet Suicides To Date -- We, the U.S. have lost
over 158,000 American lives to the Vietnam war and that count is still
rising. Approx 58,000 in Vietnam. 100,000 or more to suicide and most of
those occurred after the men came home.

Big
Pharma takes over veterinary medicine; dogs and cats drugged with
chemicals for profit -- Big Pharma has successfully completed its
takeover of veterinary medicine in the United States and other
first-world nations. Knowing that massive profits could be generated
through the bodies of pets, drug companies have spent two decades
pursuing an aggressive campaign of rewriting vet school curricula,
influencing veterinarians and brainwashing pet owners into thinking
their dogs, cats and horses need drugs in order to be healthy.

Man Infected With Flesh-Eating Bacteria -- GALVESTON, Texas - A man
is fighting for his life after he was infected with a deadly
flesh-eating bacteria. Vibrio vulnificus can cause disease in those who
eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to
seawater.

Troops parachuted into Colo. prison by accident -- Military
officials said 25 heavily armed parachutists who landed in a cornfield
on the grounds of a Colorado prison last week were on a training mission
but landed about 3 miles off target.

113 Institutions Charged with Refusing to Reveal Biotech Research --
Some 113 university, government, hospital and corporate laboratories
engaged in research often with potential to be used for germ warfare
have refused to disclose their operations to the public as required by
Federal rules, a nonprofit watchdog agency has charged.

Bush's sarcastic response sends a 13 year old girl into tears --
"Mr. President, I know immigration has been a big problem in the U.S.
And what is your next step with the immigration bill?" Jessica asked Mr.
Bush, during a question and answer period after a speech Mr. Bush gave
to a Cleveland business group. Mr. Bush's sarcastic reply -- a wry
"yeah, thanks" -- drew laughter from the crowd of 400. But the attention
caused young Jessica, who characterized herself in an interview
afterward as very shy, to immediately tear up. Read More...

'Mutant' rice banned in Europe but not the US? -- Last year, the
mutant rice began showing up in American rice that had been shipped to
Europe. And when the federal government investigated, it found tiny
amounts of the mutant rice the rice crop in Texas and four other
southern states. Exactly how it spread is unknown, but some rice farmers
sued the crop science company saying the experimental rice made their
rice worthless overseas where it's been banned. No such ban exists in
the United States, and it’s assumed that tiny amounts of the mutant rice
are now in what we eat here.

Japan quake toll rises amid new shocks -- More than 10,000 people
are sheltering in evacuation centres in Japan's northwest after a strong
earthquake flattened hundreds of houses, killing at least nine people
and injuring more than 900. As aftershocks continued, rain began to
fall, and forecasts for two days of wet weather raised fears of
mudslides that could add to the devastation.

Articles within this table are related to
the "Live Free or Die Concert" held Saturday, July 14, 2007.

Browns'
bash draws about 200 -- An estimated 200 people turned out for the
"Live Free or Die Concert" at the Plainfield home of convicted tax
evaders Ed and Elaine Brown yesterday. As of early evening, police were
calling it a peaceful gathering. About 100 cars lined one side of the
Browns' half-mile driveway by early afternoon. Helicopters circled
overhead as new arrivals searched for parking.

Browns throw themselves a party -- Policemen were stationed for
hours yesterday (July 14, 2007) on the road outside Ed and Elaine
Brown's house in Plainfield, where a large party was being held to
benefit the convicted tax protestors. But the officers said they
wouldn't, under any circumstances, enter the property if an emergency
occurred.

Brown standoff tense before concert -- Local, state and federal law
enforcement agencies are on heightened alert today because of a benefit
concert at the Plainfield home of federal income tax protesters Ed and
Elaine Brown.

Homeland Security Crashes the BROWN'S LIVE - FREE OR DIE
JAMBOREE -- Mysterious white helicopter circled the
crowd of 200 for about 6 hours, flying so low at times it
appeared to be coming in for a landing. At one point, after
apparently refueling… The chopper returned appearing about
100 feet out of the trees. It must have been lying low in
silent mode before it jumped out and buzzed the crowd. It
felt like apocalypse now, Vietnam or Iraq.

Anti-government activist fears feds are watching him -- Some of
Weaver’s supporters called KY3 News recently because they believed he
was under siege again. When a reporter and photographer arrived at his
home just outside Harrison, supporters had blocked off his driveway.
Some men in a military-type vehicle led the crew inside and, after some
coaxing, Weaver consented to an interview.

URGENT
ALERT - Hate Bill Moves Forward In Senate -- Hoping to avoid
detection from opponents in the religious right, Senators Edward Kennedy
and Gordon Smith have quietly moved the federal hate crimes bill into
the Senate. The Senate will vote, perhaps as early as this Tuesday on
whether to include it as a "rider" on the huge federal defense bill, HR
1585. Read More...

Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran -- The balance in the internal
White House debate over Iran has shifted back in favour of military
action before President George Bush leaves office in 18 months, the
Guardian has learned.

After Abuse Settlement, an Apology to
Victims -- A day after agreeing to a record $660 million settlement
with 508 victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy in the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony apologized to the
victims for “this terrible sin and crime” and said he hoped the
settlement would bring a “final resolution.”

In Role Reversal, China Blocks Some U.S. Meat -- China announced
Saturday that it was blocking imports of some U.S. processed meat that
showed signs of contamination, turning the tables on critics who in
recent months have questioned the safety of Chinese exports and making
good on a warning that it would apply greater scrutiny to food shipments
entering its borders. The suspension affected some of the largest U.S.
food companies, including Cargill Meat Solutions and Tyson Foods, the
world's largest meat processor.

Public health experts fear fallout from MMR hearing -- Public health
doctors are bracing themselves for a further decline in public
confidence in the MMR jab as the long-awaited hearing into alleged
serious professional misconduct by Andrew Wakefield and two other
doctors gets under way at the General Medical Council on Monday.

China Busts Cardboard Bun Shop -- Chopped cardboard, softened in an
industrial chemical and made tasty with pork flavoring, is a main
ingredient in batches of steamed buns sold in a Beijing neighborhood,
state television said. (See the video of this news story on the right
hand side of this website link).

Woman Angers Home Owners Association By Hanging Flag 'Union Down' As War
Protest -- A Wheat Ridge, Colorado woman has upset some of her
neighbors and sparked quite a controversy by choosing her to hang a U.S.
flag upside down outside her home. Hammer turned her flag upside down on
March 19 -- the fourth anniversary of the start of the War on Terror.
"Hanging the flag with the union down is a sign of distress, and it's my
contention that the country is in a very distressful situation," Hammer
said.

More entering Army with criminal records -- Nearly 12 percent of
Army recruits who entered basic training this year needed a special
waiver for those with criminal records, a dramatic increase over last
year and 2 1/2 times the percentage four years ago, according to new
Army statistics obtained by the Globe.

Mom And Talkative Tot Kicked Off Plane -- The mother of a
19-month-old boy says she and her son were kicked off a plane after she
refused a stewardess' request to medicate her son to keep him from
talking.

Al-Qaida Works to Plant U.S. Operatives -- Al-Qaida is stepping up
its efforts to sneak terror operatives into the United States and has
acquired most of the capabilities it needs to strike here, according to
a new U.S. intelligence assessment, The Associated Press has learned.

Bush acknowledges his administration leaked CIA operative's name --
President George W. Bush on Thursday acknowledged publicly for the first
time that someone in his administration likely leaked the name of a CIA
operative, although he also said he hopes the controversy over his
decision to spare prison for a former White House aide has "run its
course." "And now we're going to move on," Bush said in a White House
news conference.

US House votes for troop pullout -- The United States House of
Representatives has voted in favour of pulling most combat troops out of
Iraq by April next year. It is the third time this year the House has
voted in favour of legislation to end US military involvement in Iraq.

Gun shops under closer scrutiny -- A small percentage of gun shops
in America account for a gigantic number of weapons used in street
crimes. In 2005 and 2006, about 220 firearms dealers had their licenses
revoked _ 20 more than in the previous eight years combined.
Gun Control groups want more.

17
sickened after eating at Chicago food festival -- Seventeen people
who ate from the same booth at the Taste of Chicago food festival last
week became ill, at least five of them with salmonella poisoning and
three who were hospitalized, the health department said.

Andrew Speaker's TB Reclassified -- Speaker says in the statement
that he is "incredibly relieved" that tests show that he doesn't have
XDR TB. He noted that his understanding is that he does not have –– and
has never had –– XDR TB.

9 People Sue Andrew Speaker For Possible Exposure -- Eight fellow
passengers of a tuberculosis-infected man are suing him for $1.3 million
as a result of their possible exposure to the disease on a commercial
flight from Prague to Montreal in late May. The ninth plaintiff is a
brother and roommate of a passenger.

Tuberculosis Patient Flees Hospital -- A man placed in isolation
after he was diagnosed with contagious tuberculosis broke a hospital
window and fled, health officials said. Greenwood was placed in
isolation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital on
June 29 after he was seen coughing up blood outside the city's traffic
court. He left the hospital on July 1.

The “911 Ripple Effect” Has Begun By Debbie Lewis -- The long
awaited
follow-up to the controversial documentary “911 In Plane Site”
is now available globally. With the release of “911 Ripple Effect” comes
new information and analyses put forth by noted eyewitnesses, former
military, pilots and independent researchers.

Firefighters Rip Giuliani, Call Him 'Urban Legend' -- The
International Association of Firefighters has gone on the offensive
against "America's Mayor" Rudy Giuliani, releasing a 13-minute video
that viciously rips into the former New York mayor, who has been using
his leadership demonstrated on September 11th to urge people around the
country to support him in his quest to become President of the United
States.

Rudy Giuliani:
URBAN LEGEND -- "The Urban Legend of ‘America’s Mayor’ needs to be
balanced by the truth." Giuliani's No Bid Contracts on the FDNY radios
(video) and MORE! At about 4:39 minutes into the above video, the film
label claims that WTC-7 collapsed at "4:58 PM." World Trade Center Seven
collapsed on September 11, 2001, at 5:20 p.m. NOT 4:58PM.

Body Absorbs 5 Lbs of Make-Up Chemicals Per Year -- Women who use
make-up on a daily basis can absorb almost 5 pounds of chemicals into
their bodies each year. Some of the compounds present in make-up have
been linked to side effects ranging from skin irritation to cancer.

Teflon Chemical May Cause Allergies -- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),
used to make stain-resistant clothing and non-stick surfaces such as
Teflon, may cause the immune system to overreact to allergens.

MP3 File:
Jeff Rense guest Benjamin Fulford -- Benjamin Fulford has become the
spokesperson for a Chinese secret society and they have issued a warning
to The Illuminati to cease all their activities and plans for world
domination and and decimation of the world's population......or
Illuminati members will be assassinated. Jeff Rense thought the show was
so important he made the mp3 available for free.Related Background Links - Click Here!

Sting Reveals Security Gap at Nuclear Agency -- Undercover
congressional investigators posing as West Virginia businessmen obtained
a license with almost no scrutiny from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
that enabled them to buy enough radioactive material from U.S. suppliers
to build a "dirty bomb," a new government report says.

Tell the
FCC to Save the Internet -- Tell Congress to preserve Net Neutrality
and help ensure that the benefits and promise of the Internet are
available to all Americans. Read More...

AA flight diverted to NY after crew concern -- An American Airlines
flight was diverted to New York early on Thursday after the crew
reported a suspicious passenger in what the U.S. homeland security chief
later said may have been a misunderstanding.

Chertoff
Warns of Higher Risk of Terrorism -- On Tuesday, Michael Chertoff,
the secretary of homeland security, told the editorial board of The
Chicago Tribune that he had a “gut feeling” about a new period of
increased risk. He said he based his assessment on patterns of
terrorists in Europe and intelligence he would not disclose.

US May Cut Navy Presence in Persian Gulf -- After a much-publicized
military buildup in the Persian Gulf, the United States is now planning
to have only one aircraft carrier in the region for part of this year.

LANL
Plutonium Reported In Santa Fe Drinking Water -- The Santa Fe Water
Quality Report for 2006 was delivered with the June water bills. The
report stated that there was a "qualified detection of plutonium 238" in
Buckman Well Number 1. This means that plutonium from the development
and production of nuclear weapons at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
was detected in Santa Fe drinking water supplies.

Red Dye Added to Meat May Cause Cancer -- Food colouring Red 2G (E
128), which is added to some breakfast sausages and burger meat, may
cause cancer, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Monday
as it reviewed food additives used in the European Union.

China to Focus on Small Food Producers -- China's food and drug
agency announced stricter rules Wednesday for approving new drugs, a day
after its former head was executed for accepting bribes to approve
untested medicine. The government also ordered small, loosely regulated
food producers to clean up their act.

Panel moves to cut off funds to Cheney -- Senate Democrats moved
Tuesday to cut off funding for Vice President Dick Cheney's office in a
continuing battle over whether he must comply with national security
disclosure rules. A Senate appropriations panel chaired by Sen. Richard
Durbin, D-Ill., refused to fund $4.8 million in the vice president's
budget until Cheney's office complies with parts of an executive order
governing its handling of classified information.

China
Executes Ex-Food and Drug Chief -- China executed the former head of
its food and drug watchdog on Tuesday for approving untested medicine in
exchange for cash, the strongest signal yet from Beijing that it is
serious about tackling its product safety crisis.

China Wins
NAFTA Super-Highway Battle -- Red China is investing heavily in
developing deep-water ports in Mexico to bring an unprecedented volume
of containers into the U.S. along the emerging NAFTA Super Highway. This
move signals China's emergence as the unexpected economic winner in the
North American Union free market.

Avian flu at Va. farm prompts more testing -- More than 50,000
turkeys on a farm west of Mount Jackson tested positive for avian flu
antibodies, prompting additional testing and surveillance at area
poultry farms, officials said.

VIDEO:
Ron Paul with George Stephanopolous -- Stephanopolous acts like he’s
never heard any of this before…unbelievable. And the look on his face
when he tells Dr. Paul, “that’s not going to happen.” What a twerp.
George hates hates hates than Ron Paul doesn’t play by the political
rules of status quo Washington.

French official suggested Bush was behind September 11 -- A senior
French politician, now a minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's
government, suggested last year that U.S. President George W. Bush might
have been behind the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to a website.

Congress returns, ready to take on Bush -- Congressmen returning
from their Independence Day break are ready for battle with the White
House, with Democrats decrying President Bush's commutation of former
aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence and fighting Bush's
latest claim of executive privilege.

Pa. budget fight brings partial shutdown -- Gov. Ed Rendell late
Sunday ordered a range of state government services shut down and placed
about a third of the state work force on indefinite unpaid furlough
after frantic last-minute negotiations failed to break a budget
stalemate.

FEMA Whistleblower Exposes 9/11 Conspiracy by JOE QUINN -- "What I
saw at certain moments and in certain places...is very frightening, I
don't know who to put it in words, what I saw leads me to the terrible
conclusion that there was foreknowledge of what was going to happen. The
precautions that were taken to save certain things that the authorities
there considered irreplaceable or invaluable. For example, certain
things were missing that could only have been removed with a truck, yet
after the first plane hit one of the towers, everything in manhattan
collapsed and no one could have gotten near the towers to do that."

Chinese
Secret Society Challenges Illuminati -- A Chinese secret society
with 6 million members, including 1.8 million Asian gangsters and
100,000 professional assassins, have targeted Illuminati members if they
proceed with world depopulation plans, according to Tokyo-based
journalist Benjamin Fulford, 46.

Anthrax Coverup: A Government Insider Speaks Out -- Francis A.
Boyle, an international law expert who worked under the first Bush
Administration as a bioweapons advisor in the 1980s, has said that he is
convinced the October 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people were
perpetrated and covered up by criminal elements of the U.S. government.
The motive: to foment a police state by killing off and intimidating
opposition to post-9/11 legislation such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the
later Military Commissions Act.

YouTube Video: Ron Paul Revolution Rally covered by Copperhead Films
-- 50 Ron Paul Revolution patriots cheered themselves hoarse at the July
4, 2007 Young Republicans National Convention on the beach in Hollywood,
Florida. 1,000 delegates got to see first hand that Ron Paul is the ONLY
genuine candidate of the people able to fire up a patriot revolution.

Why would Iraqis bomb a small remote Iraqi village? -- “Abdullah
Jabara, the deputy governor of Salahuddin province, said the
perpetrators were not Iraqis but foreigners. “So who was it? It wasn't a
Muslim, so it was either American, Israelis, or Mercs. (after clicking
on the link, scroll down past the photos to read article)

Official: Food Crisis Harms China's Rep -- China's food safety
crisis has tarnished its reputation abroad and threatens to spur social
unrest at home, where more health scares are expected, a top official
was quoted as saying Monday.

US woman arrested over dry lawn -- A 70-year-old US woman has been
left bruised and bloody after an unexpected clash with police who came
to caution her for not watering her lawn.

Sheehan threatens to run against Pelosi -- Sheehan, who announced in
late May that she was departing the peace movement, said she decided to
run against Pelosi unless the congresswoman moves to oust Bush in the
next two weeks.

U.S. working toward accord to end Korean War -- U.S. strategists are
exploring how to implement a peace accord to officially end the 1950-53
Korean War and hope to start discussions with North Korea as soon as
year end, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

More STUPID NEWS from your Department of Defense -- The U.S. command
in Baghdad this week ballyhooed the killing of a key al Qaeda leader but
later admitted that the military had declared him dead a year ago. A
military spokesman acknowledged the mistake after it was called to his
attention by The Examiner. He said public affairs officers will be more
careful in announcing significant kills.

Lawyer Who Directed Sept.
11 Compensation to Oversee Virginia Tech Program -- Kenneth R.
Feinberg, the Washington lawyer who directed the federal program to
compensate relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, will
oversee the distribution of the $7 million that has been donated to
Virginia Tech after the April campus massacre, university officials said
Thursday.

Vets blast SHAD study -- A group of Navy veterans says that findings
from a study of the health effects of at-sea biological and chemical
weapons testing on thousands of sailors 40 years ago are flawed because
the study ignored those with the highest levels of exposure.

45 Muslim doctors planned US terror raids -- A group of 45 Muslim
doctors threatened to use car bombs and rocket grenades in terrorist
attacks in the United States during discussions on an extremist internet
chat site.

London Bombers
Sped to Glasgow, Authorities Say -- British investigators have
concluded that the two men who carried out an attack at Glasgow’s
international airport last Saturday had sped there after a failed
attempt to bomb a nightclub in central London, a British security
official said Thursday.

ACTION ALERT:
Proposed “Safety” Regulations Would Dry Up Ammunition Sales -- It’s
important to remember this is only a proposed rule right now, so there’s
still time for concerned citizens to speak out before OSHA issues its
final rule. The public comment period ends July 12. To file your own
comment, or to learn more about the OSHA proposal, click the hperlinks
within this article.

Second UK Hotel Bans William Rodriguez -- For the second time in
less than a month, five times honoured 9/11 hero and last man out of the
Twin Towers, William Rodriguez, has been banned from a British hotel.

Ron Paul on ABC News this Sunday -- Presidential candidate Ron Paul
will be interviewed for 15 minutes by ABC News' chief Washington
correspondent George Stephanopoulos this Sunday, July 8, on the program
"This Week."

GOP Senator Abandons Bush Iraq Policy -- In another setback to U.S.
President George W. Bush's increasingly unpopular war strategy,
Republican Party stalwart Sen. Pete Domenici said he wanted to see an
end to combat operations and U.S. troops heading home from Iraq by
spring.

Australia 'has Iraq oil interest' -- Australian Defence Minister
Brendan Nelson has admitted that securing oil supplies is a key factor
behind the presence of Australian troops in Iraq.

Private contractors outnumber U.S. troops in Iraq -- The number of
U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American
combat troops, newly released figures show, raising fresh questions
about the privatization of the war effort and the government's capacity
to carry out military and rebuilding campaigns.

94
deaths in Panama from tainted medicine -- Antifreeze chemical found
in drugs made by Chinese company. A top Panamanian prosecutor said tests
show at least 94 people have died from taking medicine contaminated with
diethylene glycol since July 2006 and that 293 more deaths are under
investigation.

Made in China: tainted food, fake drugs and dodgy paint -- China is
facing a global crisis of consumer confidence as the country's food
safety watchdog acknowledged this week that almost a fifth of the
domestic products it inspects fail to reach minimum standards. Following
a number of contamination scandals in the US, the world's biggest
exporter is struggling to prove that it can match quality with quantity.

Fed Up With War, Some Won't Pay Taxes -- War tax resistance,
popularized by Henry David Thoreau in the 19th century and by singer
Joan Baez and others during the Vietnam War, is gaining renewed interest
among peace activists upset over the Iraq war.

2,000 People May Have Contracted Hep C In Oz -- Almost 2,000 people
who visited a Sydney medical clinic could be at risk of hepatitis C
infection because of inadequate controls at the practice, NSW Health
Minister Reba Meagher said.

Oil may hit $100 a barrel -- Spot prices for North Sea oil went over
USD 74 a barrel on Tuesday. Some analysts think they'll keep rising, as
the summer driving season gets underway in both North America and
Europe.

Sochi win hailed as sign of Russia's revival -- Russia hailed its
winning bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday as proof of the
country's return to global prominence following a post-Soviet slump, and
as a personal triumph for President Vladimir Putin.

Independence Now And Forever By Chuck Baldwin -- On this
Independence Day, it behooves us to recall the principles of America's
founding, especially in light of the ongoing attempt by today's
political and commercial leaders to merge the United States into a
hemispheric government. In fact, the clarion call for independence is
just as fundamental, just as revolutionary as it was 230 years ago.

Free
Independence Day Recording -- To celebrate the 231st anniversary of
the American Declaration of Independence, JPFO has created a
downloadable reading of this important document.

Marvel Comics Buries Captain America -- It's a funeral fit for a
superhero. In the drizzling rain at Arlington National Cemetery,
thousands of grieving patriots solemnly watch as the pallbearers — Iron
Man, the Black Panther, Ben Grimm and Ms. Marvel — carry a casket draped
with an American flag.

The Diapers? Astronaut Denies It
-- The astronaut Lisa M. Nowak did not wear diapers during her 950-mile
road trip to confront a romantic rival, her lawyer said Friday,
disputing one of the more bizarre details to emerge from a love
triangle.

Los Alamos lab delivers bomb-ready nuke trigger -- Los Alamos
National Laboratory has delivered the first plutonium core certified for
use in nuclear warheads in 18 years. The National Nuclear Security
Administration certified the plutonium pit in early June.

A Great
Voice Is Stilled By Judy Andreas -- Beverly Sills died on July 2,
2007. She was the world-renowned soprano who went from superstardom on
the opera stage to become chairwoman of two great U.S. opera companies
who had been suffering from lung cancer.

Britons beginning to accept Big Brotherish surveillance -- Nearly
two years since the July 7, 2005, London transit bombings - a case where
video surveillance tapes were key to the investigation - Britain is
considering giving the government even more authority and equipment to
snoop on people's lives.

In Hunt for Bomb Plotters, Britain
Sees a Qaeda Link -- With their investigation moving at breakneck
speed, the police expanded their hunt on Sunday for the plotters of
attempted car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow that the British
government called the work of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda. Officers
raided homes in three cities and arrested another suspect, bringing the
total to five, including at least one identified as a medical doctor.

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